Number suffix
Adds a suffix to a given number (1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...)
// Also, increasing the range above the condition statements // increases efficiency. That's almost 20% of the numbers // between 0 and 100 that get to end early. function number_suffix($number){ // Validate and translate our input if ( is_numeric($number)){ // Get the last two digits (only once) $n = $number % 100; } else { // If the last two characters are numbers if ( preg_match( '/[0-9]?[0-9]$/', $number, $matches )){ // Return the last one or two digits $n = array_pop($matches); } else { // Return the string, we can add a suffix to it return $number; } } // Skip the switch for as many numbers as possible. if ( $n > 3 && $n < 21 ) return $number . 'th'; // Determine the suffix for numbers ending in 1, 2 or 3, otherwise add a 'th' switch ( $n % 10 ){ case '1': return $number . 'st'; case '2': return $number . 'nd'; case '3': return $number . 'rd'; default: return $number . 'th'; } }
Snippet Details
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Authornamik at hub-cafe dot net (found in an php.net comment)
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License?
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LanguagePHP
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Created04/05/2006
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Updated04/05/2006
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Tagsnumbers, format
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Older comments:
Ian February 18, 2011 at 14:38
11 returns 11st not 11th
12 returns 12nd not 12th
13 returns 13rd not 13th
111 returns 111st not 111th
... etc
12 returns 12nd not 12th
13 returns 13rd not 13th
111 returns 111st not 111th
... etc
df August 21, 2010 at 11:02
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Paul Baker January 07, 2010 at 18:53
Vez, thanks, didn't work for me but this modified version appears to be OK:
function number_suffix ($n) {
$suffix = 'th';
if(!($n >= 10 && $n < 20)) {
$s = array ('st','nd','rd');
$s = $s[$n % 10 - 1];
$suffix = $s ? $s : 'th';
}
return $n . $suffix;
}
function number_suffix ($n) {
$suffix = 'th';
if(!($n >= 10 && $n < 20)) {
$s = array ('st','nd','rd');
$s = $s[$n % 10 - 1];
$suffix = $s ? $s : 'th';
}
return $n . $suffix;
}
Vez July 28, 2008 at 14:59
My bad. Ignore one of the opening braces.
Vez July 28, 2008 at 14:55
function number_suffix($n){
{
$suffix = 'th';
if(!($n >= 10 && $n < 20));
{
$s = ['st','nd','rd'];
$s = $s[$n % 10 - 1];
$suffix = $s ? $s : 'th';
}
return $n . $suffix;
}
{
$suffix = 'th';
if(!($n >= 10 && $n < 20));
{
$s = ['st','nd','rd'];
$s = $s[$n % 10 - 1];
$suffix = $s ? $s : 'th';
}
return $n . $suffix;
}